Be Rid of Bad Habits

Our habits, both good and bad, are usually established unconsciously. We do not decide one day to start biting our nails or blinking excessively. There is usually an original purpose or perceived need behind why we started the behaviour. Whilst you may consciously know you want to stop xxxxxxx, something unconsciously is stopping you from making the change and it must happen at the unconscious level for the change to be permanent.

Why you need more than willpower to overcome negative habits

If you try to break your bad habit by conscious thought alone, you will find that your mind does not respond to orders. You might stop yourself biting your nails a couple of times but then find yourself nibbling away without realising. Have a friend tell you every time you do it and you will find this to be true! You might reach the point where you give up and just say, “I just can’t help it!”

You are right, on your own, but with skilled hypnosis we can discover whether you still need the habit or I might suggest that you replace the unwanted habit with a more acceptable or appropriate behaviour.

There are separate pages on this site about the bad habits of smoking and overeating.

Here are some of the many “bad” habits from which hypnosis can give you freedom. That is why I am the Lifestyle Liberator. Hypnosis can give freedom from bad habits:

Nailbiting

Hairpulling (trichotillomania)

Eyelash pulling

Eyebrow pulling

Chewing the inside of your cheek

Lip biting

Bruxism (teeth grinding)

Excessive skin picking, scratching ornose-picking

Unable to swallow pills

Excessive blinking

Also, drinking wine, eating crisps or snacks without realizing and consciously choosing to do so, are also unconscious habits.

Excessive burping

Facial tics

Tourette’s syndrome (involuntary swearing)

Nervous twitch

Nervous fainting

Nervous laughing

Nervous cough

Nervous swallowing

Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes the muscles to contract and spasm involuntarily.

Excessive chewing gum

Chewing Nicorette gum

Bladder control

Shy bladder

Restless leg syndrome

Impulse buying

Stop apologizing

Bad sleep habits

Thumbsucking

Bedwetting

Tanorexia – overdoing the suntanning

Cracking knuckles and joints

In addition to bad habits, there are so called “disorders” or “personality behaviours” as I like to call them. I have a pet hate about people being given labels but recognise sometimes it helps the person to obtain the help and support they need. Some of these are complex behaviours but hypnosis has been shown to help in many ways. For some, it may be the answer: